"Language Keepers" 2006 - 2009
The National Science Foundation (NSF)

Language of America – Native Cultural Survival in a Global Age:

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French Language Reacquisition Workshops
Waterville, Maine; Lewiston, Maine; and Woonsocket, Rhode Island. Workshop activities apply the idea of the “Brain Map” to help individuals discover that the language they thought they had “lost” is still in them. Former speakers become motivated to participate in Reacquisition speaker groups with specific activities to help them regain their language. Supported by: The Lila Wallace Reader’s Digest Foundation, The Maine Community Foundation, and The Franco-American Genealogical Society, the Franco-American Heritage Center (Lewiston, Maine) and the City of Waterville Maine.
Cajun French Language Reacquisition Workshops
October, 2006 - Lafayette Louisiana: group language reacquisition workshops in the Cajun French cultural tradition. Teacher training and local leadership development, leading to revival of French speaking among adults who feel they have "lost" the language.With Support from: The National Park Service, Louisiane à la carte, Louisiana Folk Roots

Tribal Film/Video Archives as a Cultural and Educational Resource

At left: State–of-the-art film/video storage vaults at Northeast Historic Film store videos and films of Passamaquoddy life retrieved for archiving and future use.
www.wakingupfrench.com A documentary film in wide use in colleges, universities, local libraries, and community presentations that documents why people lose their heritage language and how they can regain it.
Funded by: Verizon Foundation, The Provincial Government of Quebec, the Government of Canada, The Maine Community foundation, The Maine Humanities Commission, the Lila Wallace Reader’s Digest Foundation
If I really Understand Si Je comprends bien- (1980) 50 minutes. The story of how Quebec saved its language.
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